September can be terribly hot and humid in our place, and yet we thrive in the mental comfort of the Jeevanshala. Here, we constantly work with our children to cultivate ideas of compassion, care, trust and support them to build their capacities to be self-actualized individuals. At the same time, we bring academic rigor by creatively focusing on the three Rs: Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic. To meet these two connected goals, our classrooms are uniquely designed to involve peer learning, teacher-learner guided learning, and self-study and learning. September, 23 was no different 🙂
One interesting theatre workshop that happened on a saturday was with a group called ‘unknown revolution’ . This group uses techniques from the Theatre of the Oppressed (TOTO) to work with people. They spent the day playing with the children, and the plays that came about of the theatre that happened, helped children grapple with their day to day realities in meaningful ways.
At the jeevanshala, we have been trying to lead a sustainable life. Our rooms are mostly made of locally sourced eco friendly materials, like mud and bamboo. We have a cold compost to convert our bio degradable waste from the kitchen and dining area into manure. And the recent addition to this effort is the mini-solar plant, set up by Desi Power Foundation. You can read more about this plant, set up at the Mosamat Budhiya jeevanshala, in the article on the Renewable Watch website at https://renewablewatch.in/…/decentralised-growth-case…/
Mosamat Budhiya Shiksha Nirman Sangathan 